Lingaku- the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
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- the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
This idiom is used to describe a situation where something is still recognized by its name or title, but has lost its true substance or essence.
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míng cún shí wáng名存实亡the name remains, but the reality is gonemíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的jī gòu机构an institution that exists only in namemíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的fǎ lǜ法律a law that exists only in namemíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的chuán tǒng传统a tradition that is merely nominalmíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的guān xi关系a relationship that is only superficialmíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的hé zuò合作a collaboration that has lost its substancemíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的quán wēi权威an authority that has lost its powermíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的Jiāng jūn将军a general without real influencemíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的yuē dìng约定an agreement that is not upheldmíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的jí tǐ集体a collective that is only nominalmíng cún shí wáng名存实亡de的qǐ yè企业a company that is only in name